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Needle Into The Aorta Through The Back

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 36160

Places a needle or fine catheter directly into the aorta, the body's main artery, by entering through the back alongside the spine. It is a way of reaching the main artery when the usual routes through the groin or arm cannot be used.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Into The Aorta Through The Back cost?

$5,248

Typical facility fee. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,248 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,074 to $6,761.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $8,511
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,248

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27,542.29
Median
$37,153.52
Typical High
$37,153.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 24.0 times more in Delaware than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Connecticut $5,248 · 3rd of 49
DE $7,244WY $302

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.